☞ Learn type design

Where to learn to draw type

Every serious way into type design we know of: degree programs, certificates and intensives, and the online courses and crit communities that keep you going between them. Application timing is listed by season because exact deadlines shift every year; always confirm on the program's own site.

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Degree & postgraduate programs

TypeMedia The Hague, Netherlands · 1-year MA Applications open in autumn for the following September Typeface Design at Reading Reading, UK · 12-month MA (24 part-time) Rolling admissions for September entry; apply by mid-summer Type Design at ECAL Lausanne, Switzerland · 2-year MA Applications close late winter for the autumn intake ANRT Nancy, France · 2-year post-master research Call for applications in spring, early-summer deadline, October start EsadType Amiens, France · 18-month post-diplôme Cohorts run every two years; applications close late spring for a September start Typography at La Cambre Brussels, Belgium · 3-year BA + 2-year MA atelier Standard academic admissions; see the school's calendar

Certificates & intensives

Type West San Francisco + online · 1-year certificate, three terms Applications open early autumn, close late autumn, cohort starts early the following year Type@Cooper New York + online cohort · Extended: 1 year part-time. Condensed: 5-week summer intensive Extended applications in late spring; Condensed in winter Expert class Type Design Antwerp, Belgium + online · 9 months, hybrid Small annual cohort; current group is full with a waiting list TypeParis Paris, France · 6-week summer intensive Applications close early spring for the summer session

Online courses & workshops

Letterform Archive workshops San Francisco + online · Multi-week workshops, ~12 hours Several per year, rolling enrollment Type Electives Online · Multi-week live courses Seasonal cohorts through the year Ohno Type School Online · Self-paced courses Rolling enrollment